Jaguar F-Pace Sets Guinness World Record

The company launched the F-Pace yesterday in Frankfurt by making the car perform a record-breaking 360 degree loop, and get its name written in nothing less than the Guinness Book of World Records. Behind the wheel of the F-Pace was British Stunt driver Terry Grant and the F-Pace sped through the specially built structure to complete the record loop and officially signal the opening of order books worldwide.

Ian Callum, Director of Design for Jaguar said, "The Jaguar F-Pace is an SUV with the soul of a sports car. When we created this car we thought differently; we took a Jaguar sports car and made it family friendly. The F-Pace exudes performance yet you can fit five people and all their belongings in it. This is a car for people who love driving, who love design and who love technology - this is the ultimate practical sports car."

Of course it was the powerful design of the lightweight F-Pace and its ability to combine agility with sports car speed and performance that helped it achieve the feat but Terry Grant cannot be ignored. Grant undertook two months of intense physical and dietary training to ensure his body was prepared for the 6.5 G-Force that he would be subjected to when going around the loop. Just to put things into perspective, the G-force Grant experience was greater than the forces experienced by space shuttle pilots.

Months of planning went in to ensuring that both car and driver could complete this never before done challenge. Precise physics, angles, speeds and dimensions were considered by a team of experts including structural engineers, mathematicians and safety experts.

Terry Grant said, "Driving the world's largest loop tonight was a very proud moment in my career. The F-PACE's supreme performance credentials and rigid lightweight structure gave me complete confidence that I had the strength and driving agility needed. I am delighted to bring the Guinness World Record back to the UK and help Jaguar run rings around their competitors."